Hide & Seek
When we feel there is less time, the more we tend to Hide; yet when we start to Seek, we often encounter a sense of timelessness.
Remember when you were a child and use to play hide and seek with your friends. Back in those days there was always more than ten or more kids attempting to hide from the single seeker.
It always seemed like it was preferable to hide, though there was a constant fear of being found right away. If not found, then there was the lingering fear of when the seeker would eventually uncover your hiding place! Hiding was the easy thing to do, as it is in real life when you grow up.
Whereas seeking was challenging as you searched under tables, trees, desks, behind curtains etc. You could have spent hours trying to find the last friend. Yet, each time you discovered someone, a sense of accomplishment surged, fueling your eagerness to find the next friend.
As a matter of fact, the friends you found along the journey often assisted in finding the next person, enhancing the likelihood of success in your search. Being a seeker meant you had to do the hard yards across multiple physical and mental barriers when you were young. The odds were always against you at that start, though as you figured out the strategy of the game, crossed multiple hurdles, created connections along the way, had a firm determination towards achieving that goal, success was always around the corner.
Doesn’t this sound like real life. Typically, the 5% of individuals that achieve success and fulfillment in life are seekers.
Are you a seeker, or do you tend to hide in life?
Let’s break this down to when you have grown up now:
In simple terms the definition of seeker vs hider when linked to time is as follows:
Hider: A person that conceals themselves and neglects their true calling or purpose, perpetually feeling there is less time to achieve their goals. Always hiding from their actual purpose in life, deeply knowing there is something wrong, delaying time through procrastination making you feel always running towards time.
Seeker: A person who is on their journey towards self-actualisation, actively seeking true knowledge to find their passion and purpose in life. This journey ultimately embodies a state of being that transcends the flow of time, moving toward timelessness.
When you embrace the role of a seeker of knowledge, time itself transforms into a construct devised by humanity. Take a moment here and truly ask yourself the question which path you want to go down.
Time does not exist, we invented it - Albert Einstein.
So how do you become a seeker of knowledge:
There are innumerable paths to becoming a seeker of knowledge. There is no limit to the available knowledge in the modern internet age.
The key to this question to figure out your passion. So how do you figure out your passion…
This may seem like very lame advise, but it works (if you take the exercise seriously)!
Take a pen and paper and for the next 30 days, write down what truly interests you. Spend 30-45 minutes reflecting on the list daily and start seeking further knowledge in the area identified. By day thirty you will likely have a shortlist of 3 key pillars that define your passion.
Once the key pillars are identified, this is when you start to seek in depth knowledge about the pillars. Seeking this knowledge will involve spending time, and if there is a feeling of timelessness, you are on the right path. To enhance this knowledge, it may involve engaging a specialist/subject matter expert in that area of focus or surrounding yourself with like-minded people.
The final step to bringing you passion to reality is utilising the knowledge and passionately putting it into Action. During this stage you will likely be able to signify one passion pillar, through self-reflection, that you will pursue for the rest of your life. From here it is continuously seeking knowledge, strengthening your understanding on the passion pillar and converting that collected knowledge to action, simplified in the following circle of life.
The important thing is to never stop questioning - Albert Einstein.
A simple summary to the MinDvesting philosophy from today’s post:
There are 3 pillars to finding your passion:
Identify your key passion pillars.
Become a seeker of knowledge.
Convert knowledge to action.
You may not notice instant gratification on your goals, or you may not be able to identify your passion, as you trial and error multiple ideas.
Be patient, discovering you passion can take time. Allow yourself the space to grow into it as you start exploring the inner depths of your MinD.
As the famous saying goes; wealth is typically transferred from the impatient to patient.
Practice delayed gratification towards each new piece of knowledge that embarks along the journey. It may seem that you have spent days without progressing, though that knowledge will likely become useful during your pursuit towards passion.
The final step, plant the seed - knowledge is only useful when put into action. A seed must grow under the earth’s pressure to project outwards and become a tree that delivers fruits after years of penance.
Remember the limiting factor in all of the above is only the MinD.
Appreciate your time and making it this far in the post, keep reading over time.
Yes very good points!